Minor/Repaint: Classics Ultra Magnus

Like most people I was a little disappointed with the Classics Ultra Magnus, and wanted to do something about it. Since I didn't want to bash the figure, and the upcoming armor by fansproject is a little too expensive for me, I choose another way to make my Classics Magnus more 'Ultra'.
So I found a Energon Ultra Magnus for a reasonable price on E-bay.
I was first planning to construct or bash somekind of accesory to combine the two figures, but to my joy, it worked without any extras.View attachment 7518View attachment 7519View attachment 7524
In vehicle mode, the flip-out hitch for connecting E-UM to Armade Prime fits between C-UM's kneepads and hooks up behind the little block on the legs, which allows the trailer to be towed around, and even a little side movement for making turns.View attachment 7521View attachment 7522View attachment 7523
In robot assault mode the backpack of E-UM rests on C-UM's front bumper, and the cannons can rest on the 'arm-shields' if you flip them sideways.View attachment 7520
I also made up some sort of battle station mode.

that's pretty sweet. now you should paint Magnus a bit, to match the pics on his box. they make him look much more accurate. teal mouthplate, red eyes, a small bit of teal on the kneepads and over the spatula ap on his crotch, and some blue over his forearm detail.

that's pretty sweet. now you should paint Magnus a bit, to match the pics on his box. they make him look much more accurate. teal mouthplate, red eyes, a small bit of teal on the kneepads and over the spatula ap on his crotch, and some blue over his forearm detail.

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I was already thinking the same I searched for his box today to get a look at those paint details. If I got the right paints and some time this week, I might try painting him up.
I might tweak the colors a bit to better match E-UM.

This is a cool idea man. I can't see an Energon Magnus + custom mods costing you less than the custom set (IRRC E-Magnus was hard to get to begin with), but your result is cool. Personally, I like your guns better than the custom set that's coming out. Great work man

This is a cool idea man. I can't see an Energon Magnus + custom mods costing you less than the custom set (IRRC E-Magnus was hard to get to begin with), but your result is cool. Personally, I like your guns better than the custom set that's coming out. Great work man

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I got him of e-bay for €27,5 including shipping ($44), which is less than what he retailed for here in Europe.